The house is largely build by students. It is the synthesis of undergraduate education and research tempered by the working of a real product.
JUNE 2008
- Solar team travels to the A. Zahner Company in Kansas City. Zahner is a specialized sheet metal fabricator who produces most of the cladding for high profile architecture (Frank Gehry. L. A. Concert Hall). The company agrees to produce the sliding screen/shutter panels (Eclipsis System)
- Robert Zahner consults with the solar team at Zahner fabrication facilities in Kansas City
